National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

Estimated Numbers of Employees Potentially Exposed to Specific Agents by Occupation*

Agent Name C.I. BASIC BLUE 26
CAS # 2580-56-5
RTECS #
Agent Code M2206

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 157 16
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 976 61
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 60  
764 WASHING, CLEANING, AND PICKLING MACHINE OPERATORS 241  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 513 472
785 ASSEMBLERS 120 120
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 54 54
TOTAL 2,121 724

*(1) The estimates for each occupation apply across the surveyed industries in which the agent was observed. Not all industries were surveyed, and not all agents were observed in all surveyed industries. (2) When using the estimates, standard errors associated with estimates should be considered. (3) Potential exposures to a chemical agent are categorized as actual (i.e., the surveyor observed the use of the specific agent) or tradename (i.e., the surveyor observed the use of a tradename product known to contain the specific agent). The estimates presented in the table combine both categories.

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